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Monday, 23 November 2009

Riding jackets

Tweed is back in fashion. For me it never went out, whether its capes, trilbys or jackets, tweed garments have always been a stalwart in my wardrobe. I recently bought a Harris tweed hunting jacket at Hammersmith vintage fair and it is fabulous for Autumn/winter cycling. I fully recommend scouring the charity shops for a bargain tweed but here are some nice ones available online too. Above, tweedy traditional from Laura Ashley

Slouchy style from urban outfittersFabulously fitted from JoulesAnd I'm not alone as a tweed loving cyclist. The tweed runs have now become a global phenomenon. The London Ride back in January that saw 150 cyclist turn out in breeches and flat caps. Although there did seems rather disproportionate amount of men to women, we'll have to rally up some ladies for the next one.The Americans it seems have also got the tweed bug, with rides happening in San Fracisco, New York and Washington DC. Spiffing video of the DC run on riding pretty.If you are looking for a Tweedy Christmas pressie for your dapper chap this Christmas we have Dashing tweeds fabulous flat caps on sale for £55. The caps are beautifully traditional but have a reflective weave sown in.. clever eh!

Hi KarmaCycleYes your trend spotting was indeed accurate. We sell a lot of the Bern Muse helmets to customers in central London. They have a definite equestrian feel which is I think is part of their charmhttp://www.cyclechic.co.uk/shop/bern-muse-p-44.html

Tweed, back in the old days was always worn as sportswear; for hunting, riding and cycling, because it was good for ventilation and dint soak in rain. You probably wouldn't want be head to toe in tweed for real high octane cycling but its not as hot and sweaty as it looks.Great blog by the way!